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Parks,Trails&Recreation Committee Meeting Minutes February 23,2010 Page 3 Chair Peck asked Ms. Olson if they are still considering moving the replacement date of the bridge up. Ms. Olson indicated they could either wait for them to replace in 2015 or the City could advance construct it before that time. 3. CP Rail Ms. Olson mentioned they heard back from the Legacy Grant and unfortunately the City did not succeed in getting that grant. She indicated that it was very competitive p and that the City could try reapplying for the grant this year. However, comments received from Ramsey County seem to indicate that this might not be the best funding candidate because of competition with significant state and regional trails. Ms. Olson commented that the City might be a better candidate if doing the $2.25 million Old Snelling trail project. However, the grant is only a$500,000 maximum grant award. Ms. Olson feels Council is still in favor of getting the CP Rail done and are working with the railroad and Bolton Menk to get the project up for bid. Council will have to decide if they want to use state aid which they are able to do since applying for a variance. Ms. Olson mentioned she and Chair Peck are meeting with Bruce Kunkel from Bethel on Thursday and Mr. Kunkel , at one time, indicated that if the City did not get the Legacy Grant he would approach the President to see if Bethel could contribute financially towards the CP Rail Project. Mr. Kunkel did mention that this project is more appealing because it is closer to their campus than the County Road E project and they would like safety enhanced there. Ms. Olson informed the committee that at this point they are waiting for the railroad to approve the plans and pp that Bolton and Menk, the Engineering firm, are waiting for comments back. Ms. Olson stated they received a good response from the railroad during Legacy the Le ac Grant process. The railroad provided a letter of support and she feels because of the relationship it is a good time to move forward. 4. Lexington Avenue Update Ms. Olson indicated that after Northwestern began leasing the old Holiday Inn Hotel property, the property owner was required to put a path from the Arden Hall parking g lot to Caribou and Shannon Square. The City would like to try and work with the businesses to see if they could extend that path all the way to Cub. Ms. Olson indicated she and the Community Development Director Lehnhoff met with Shannon Square and they seemed in favor of doing a 50 percent match with the City on a $60,000 estimate. Also the section from Cummings Park Drive to Count Road F is . Y In very bad shape and therefore, it made sense to put the two projects together. At this point the City will need to give Shannon Square a more accurate figure before they can proceed and then this can be brought to Council. Council Liaison Grant indicated that any time the Citycan partner u with someone p p , whether it is to get a grant or contribution, it is something Y the should go the extra mile to do. Committee member Garretson felt the City should try to partner with Bethel for a path around the lake.